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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on February 8th, 2010
Certainly. Anything is possible in an Imaginary World! Happy Monday jake! :)
by PocketNut is as sure as a peanut on February 8th, 2010
Almost certainly not, but thanks for putting a smile on my miserable face!
by iwnit on February 8th, 2010
We don't have such a theory at the moment. But we have already come a long way to fabricate life out of some building blocks (other than Lego).
1) It is sometime said that life is made of kinds of Lego brick:
"Life's Lego Bricks
Elements (C, O, N, H, P, S) form molecules (e.g., water, phosphates, sugars), which join to form macromolecules (MMs)
• Polysaccharides: chains of sugars (e.g., starch, cellulose), provide energy through ATP
• Lipids: MMs with a water-repelling end (fats), form cell membranes
• Nucleic acids: MMs with sugar, phosphate plus a base (A, C, T or G); form long links (nucleotides), basis for DNA/RNA (replication)
• Amino acids: join together to form proteins, which are enzymes that speed up reactions (catalysts) "
Source and further information:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12517595/The-Origin-of-Life
2) "In the natural sciences, abiogenesis is the study of how life on Earth could have arisen from inanimate matter. It should not be confused with evolution, which is the study of how groups of already living things change over time. Most amino acids, often called "the building blocks of life", can form via natural chemical reactions unrelated to life, as demonstrated in the Miller–Urey experiment and similar experiments, which involved simulating the conditions of the early Earth. In all living things, these amino acids are organized into proteins, and the construction of these proteins is mediated by nucleic acids. Which of these organic molecules first arose and how they formed the first life is the focus of abiogenesis."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
Further information:
Biogenesis & Abiogenesis, Life only from Life or Life from Nothing
Why is it so difficult to create artificial life or to build an artificial cell?
3) "Unlike conventional biotechnology, in which scientists induce modest genetic changes in cells to make them serve industrial purposes, synthetic biology involves the large-scale rewriting of genetic codes to create metabolic machines with singular purposes.
"I see a cell as a chassis and power supply for the artificial systems we are putting together," said Tom Knight of MIT, who likes to compare the state of cell biology today to that of mechanical engineering in 1864. That is when the United States began to adopt standardized thread sizes for nuts and bolts, an advance that allowed the construction of complex devices from simple, interchangeable parts.
If biology is to morph into an engineering discipline, it is going to need similarly standardized parts, Dr. Knight said. So he and colleagues have started a collection of hundreds of interchangeable genetic components they call BioBricks, which students and others are already popping into cells like Lego pieces.
So far, synthetic biology is still semi-synthetic, involving single-cell organisms such as bacteria and yeast that have a blend of natural and synthetic DNA. The cells can reproduce, a defining trait of life. "Most cells go about life like we do, with the intention to make more of themselves after eating," said John Pierce, a vice president at DuPont in Wilmington, Del., a leader in the field. "But what we want them to do is make stuff we want.""
Source and further information:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/healthscience/stories/121707dnnatsynbio.2bf46e0.html
Further information:
Can we create life? Useful life?
4) As to what we can do with Lego bricks today, here some examples:
"Androids, Cyber-beasts, robotic animals and life forms, Biomechanoids, Mechanical Frames, Hercs, Mechanized tanks, crawlers, droids and bots. Who cares, just have fun and build.
Building Mecha usually starts with either inspiration to use a given part or parts. Or it starts with your collection by figuring out what parts you have to create the joints.
Gravity is the checksum for all bipeds. Quads and Hex’s have their own dynamics. "
Source and further information:
http://news.lugnet.com/build/mecha/what-is-mecha
by Rin on February 7th, 2010
nah.. lego is inert. life is created because the molecules making up the body are not inert. plus, you need a soul.
by Motep4 on February 7th, 2010
The amount of lego you'd need to do that would probably weigh more than all of the buildings in New York City combined.
by Anonymous on February 7th, 2010
Yes. All that's needed for something to become 'living' is for it to be able to reproduce. So you would need a sufficient supply of legos to provide the raw material and a energy source.
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